Finally, a shovel in the ground
B.C.’s single most consequential piece of enabling infrastructure just moved from press release to construction site. Here’s what the North Coast Transmission Line actually unlocks—and the one test that’s left.
Why demographics matter
Population drop exposes Canada’s demographic vulnerabilities
BC’s builders rely on resources
The sector is one of the most important sources of money spent on construction and maintenance
It’s ‘glory days’ for heavy wood timber in British Columbia
When Structurlam president Bill Downing talks about wood and the expanding role he sees for it in commercial and institutional buildings, he can be forgiven for using superlatives
Resource Stories – A joint venture with The Province newspaper
In a series of conversations with workers and business operators, The Province and Resource Works explore the contributions that trade, industry and natural resources make to the British Columbia economy
BC construction market “exciting to be in”
This week we talk with Blair Wilson, project manager for G Wilson Construction, a Vancouver company founded by his father Gordon that takes an old-school approach to carpentry and home building
How one local company is globalizing BC innovation
In a series of conversations with workers and business operators, The Province explores the contributions that trade, industry and natural resources make to the economy. This week we talk with Tim Epp, a plant manager at Britco, about competing globally in the modular construction industry